10 Amazing Stats and Facts about
Tan Sri Desmond Lim Siew Choon

1. About Tan Sri Desmond Lim Siew Choon

Desmond Lim Siew Choon is a Malaysian property tycoon who started developing residences and offices with property company Khuan Choo Group in the 1980s. 

2. Stakeholder : He is a major stakeholder in several listed companies including construction and property development group WCT Holdings Bhd, which also owns the Paradigm Malls in Petaling Jaya and Johor Bahru, as well as property developer Malton Bhd, which was behind Pavilion KL and the upcoming Pavilion 2.

3. Real estate development masterpieces : Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, Pavilion Elite, Pavilion Bukit Jalil. 

4. Born in 1959

5. Net worth : US$470 million (approx.. RM2 billion).

6. Lim also holds a stake in Hong Kong-listed Nan Hai, a consumer electronics manufacturer and property developer.

7. Education : He received his tertiary education in the United States of America and graduated with a Degree in Business Administration and Finance from the University of Central Oklahoma

8. Recent reports revealed that he is set to venture into the grocery retail market with the launch of a premium supermarket brand called The Food Merchant, as well as into the airport operations industry with a plan to takeover Subang Airport.

9. He has ranked 47^th in Malaysia’s 50 richest Forbes list in 2021.

10. He has ranked #1940 on Forbes Billionaires List in 2017 and dropped off in 2018